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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-03-29, Page 1THEY'RE LOGGING AGAIN—In its early history the Brussels area saw a great deal of logging activity and supplied timber for much of the building. in this part of Huron. But that's all gone now and it was with a lot of interest that the Post photographer noticed soft maple logs being taken out of the Gerald Ryan bush near Walton last week. Alvin Baker, Bluevale was measuring the logs and John Schwartzentruber keeping count. The logs were . bound for the J.H. Keeso and Sons Ltd. sawmill in Listowel. (Photo by Langlois) russels Post BRUSSELS ONTARIO 107th Year — ISSUE NO. 13 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1978 THE WAY I SEE IT—Councillor Harold Elliott listened to viewpoints from the audience and gave a few of his own comments at a meeting on Turnberry ToWnship's secondary plan in the Bluevale Community Hall last Monday Seated to his left are Turnberry Township councillors, from left, Benjamin Malda, Douglas Fortune, ReeVe Don Eadie andBrian McBurney. Seated to Mr. Elliott's right is George Penfold tHuron County's planner. (Post Photo) Dance raises $600 for booth A dance held March 11 cleared $600 so the Brussels, Morris and Grey Plowing Match Committee can now purchase some needed items for the plowing match in September. . George and Aileen Mutter, in charge of heavy equipment for the Brussels, Morris and. Grey booth are checking into deep fryers, stoves, fridges, 'and flooring. Jack and Esther McCutcheon are checking on things for the kitchen such, as pitchers, wooden spoons, pots and kettles. Jim and Leona Armstrong are taking care of the paper products such as paper plate, placemats, serviettes, matches and cups. The phone committees have been busy contacting each house- hold and have received a good response. Committee heads say they are pleased with the work done so far and with the co-oper- ation they've received. Teachers stay out ESTABLISHED 1872 Huron County Secondary School students returned to school Tuesday morning but their teachers didn't. A group of the teachers' representataives decided Monday night not to go back Tuesday morning when the Board of Education ended the lockout which b egan on February 23. Shirley Weary, a spokesman for the OSSTF said )Monday night her committee is not clear on whether the teachers would give up the right to further work sanctions if they return. Mrs. Weary said she was going (Continued on Page 20) Change at BPS riles parents By Debbie Ranney The Huron County Board of Education has made a proposal to parents of rural students attend. ing Brussels Public School, and Huron County planner Gary Davidson and Brussels council- lors - ' to discuss the village's zon., oy-law at a special meet- ing last Tuesday. Mr. Davidson told the council- lors that the by-law had two readings back in 1976 which is essentially approval in principle but not final approval. He said mapping of the zoning hopefully would be done by summer. Then at a public meeting council will hear people's objections, will be able to go over each objection and decide what to do about them. He said the reason it had taken so long to do the Brussels zoning was because the planners had kept getting pulled off the job to do otherpeople'ssecondary plans. "It's really just a matter of getting it is shape," Mr. David- son said of the zoning plan. He said when the planners have finished getting the plan ready they'll bring back to council and go over it with them. When council feels that it's adequate enough to go out to the public, then they'll publish it, "We won't give it third reading till after the public meeting," Mr. Davidson said. He said if somebody in the area didn't think it was a good thing to change something in the by-law and council did, then the citizen would have the right to ask for a hearing before the Ontario cipal Board (OMB). The town Makes a case for changing the by-law and the objector gives the parents plan to object. The Board .has proposed getting" rid of two portables at the school and busing students who live on the first and second concession of Morris Township and students reasons as to why it shouldn't be changed. Bylaw a Plan A by-lamA, Mr. Davidson said works with a plan. A 'plan- breaks up residential and commercial zones int different types. Different types of commericial zones could be general com- mercial, neighbourhood com- mercial and highway commercial. Mr. Davidson told the council that no building permit could be issued for a building that did not conform with the zoning by-law. The building inspect& would check the zoning by-law and if it didn't conform he would apply to council. The by-law sets out some of the information that ac- companies a building permit, Mr. Davidson said. A by-law has a section of definitions which are a brea k- down of what each of the different categories stand for. It alsO has the provisions that apply to all zones--such as right of Way, and access to public streets. A by-law can make sure that a person who starts a buOness in a house doesn't let the business expand to such an extent that is would annoy neighbours. A Place A zoning, by-law is based on the assumption that for most things, there's a place to do it. What a by-law does is permit certain uses in a ione," Mr. Davidson told the council members. He said that even though they didn't knoW whether Brussels who live east of the center line on the fifth and sixth concessions of MorristoEast Wawanosh Central School. Ken Scott, prinicipal of the was going to get sewers or not, they wouldn't want that to stop develpment and he recommended that people double front their lots to leave room ,for a sewage system. Then when the sewers came a person might not want to keep a.large lot but at least they have the option of selling, Mr. Davidson said. Besides the commercial and residential zones, there are also light and heavy industrial zones and a greenbelt zone which includes the flood plain. He told the council that people (Continued on Page 9) Brussels Public School said it's strictly a proposal that they're discussing with the parents right now. Parents held a meeting at the school last Wednesday and invit- ed the board members to the meeting for an open discussion. It was just a fact finding meeting where parents could ask questions, Mr. Scott said. Mr. Scott believes parents 'are going to compose a brief and. attend the next board meeting April 3. By getting rid of the portables which they rent for approximately $5,000 a year the Board is hoping to save money, Mr. Scott said. Mr. Scott said that Bob Cun- ningham, transportation manager for the board said bus costs would remain the same. Mr. Scott said he realized that the board wants to, save money and the taxpayers do too but that he would hate to lose the students because it could mean split classes and the loss of one teacher. Mr. Scott said that he could see both sides of the question but that the two portables were there to add to the program. Enrolment seems to be stationary. Ten years ago when he first came the enrolment was 256 and today it's 255 Mr. Scott said. AlanCampbell a parent who was chairman for the meeting said he thought generally every- one felt it was a good meeting. A board committee was there getting as much information as they possibly could. He said parents were told that extra pupils being sent to school in Belgrave would make more or less no differnce there. He said that the main objection the parents have is that the trend will reverse and Belgrave will be high in enrolment and Brussels will drop. "We think we have valid reasons for opposing it. We're hoping for the best outcome, the way we want it," Mr. Campbell said. They're also hoping for a strong turnout to present their objections, Mr. Campbell said. At Brussels council Zoning explained